Gamma-ray induced radiation damage in large size LSO and LYSO crystal samples

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1319-1326

  Chen, Jianming ^a,b   Mao, Rihua ^a,b   Zhang, Liyuan ^a,b   Zhu, Ren Yuan ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal; Light output; Lutetium oxyorthosilicate; Lutetium yttrium oxyorthosilicate; Photo luminescence; Radiation damage; Scintillator; Transmission

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCINTILLATION;

LUTETIUM OXYORTHOSILICATE; LUTETIUM YTTRIUM OXYORTHOSILICATE; THERMAL ANNEALING;

RADIATION DAMAGE;

EID: 34548071608     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.902370     Document Type: Conference Paper

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